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enDrug agents swarm reported meth lab, but find maple syrup operation.https://www.freetalklive.com/content/drug_agents_swarm_reported_meth_lab_find_maple_syrup_operation
<p>Laura Benson of Union County, Illinois was shaken when drug agents rapidly swarmed her home. At first Benson thought her son might have done something wrong, but then she was surprised to hear that the agents were there to investigate a reported meth lab on the property</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/drug_agents_swarm_reported_meth_lab_find_maple_syrup_operation#commentsdrug lawsgovement incompetencepolice raidsPolice StateVideoSat, 16 Feb 2013 13:32:15 +0000Lendog26174 at https://www.freetalklive.comFlint decriminalization of marijuana vote only 'symbolic;'https://www.freetalklive.com/content/flint_decriminalization_marijuana_vote_only_symbolic
<p>Flint decriminalization of marijuana vote only 'symbolic;' arrests will continue</p>
<p>FLINT, MI -- Flint police will continue to arrest people for marijuana possession despite a ballot proposal that voters approved Tuesday, Nov. 6, to decriminalize the drug, according to a statement released by the city Wednesday.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/flint_decriminalization_marijuana_vote_only_symbolic#commentsDrug and Alcohol Prohibitiondrug lawsmarijuanaNews Articlepolice stateThu, 08 Nov 2012 22:53:54 +0000lberns124341 at https://www.freetalklive.comJudge calls marijuana prohibition "really absurd"https://www.freetalklive.com/content/judge_calls_marijuana_prohibition_really_absurd
<p>Judge Richard A. Posner, a Chicago law school professor and Reagan-appointed jurist on the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, said Thursday that the criminalization of marijuana is “really absurd,” explaining that he sees no difference between the currently-criminalized substance and cigarettes.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/judge_calls_marijuana_prohibition_really_absurd#commentsDrug and Alcohol Prohibitiondrug lawsNews ArticleMon, 10 Sep 2012 14:37:57 +0000MattD23414 at https://www.freetalklive.comFlorida Prisoners Serving 194% More Time For Drugs Than In 1990shttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/florida_prisoners_serving_194_more_time_drugs_1990s
<p>Florida inmates convicted of non-violent drug crimes spent 194 percent more time behind bars in 2009 than they did in 1990, costing the state billions of dollars but providing little public safety benefit, a new study found. The study, by the Pew Center on the States, examined trends in 35 states that provided data on incarceration for inmates convicted of violent crimes, property crimes and drug offenses. It found that nationally, state inmates across all categories of offenses served an average of nine additional months in custody, a rise of 36 percent since 1990.</p>
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<p>Marijuana Decriminalization: Efforts To Relax Pot Rules Gaining Momentum In U.S. - Catharine Leach is married and has two boys, age 2 and 8. She has a good job with a federal contractor and smokes pot most every day. While she worries that her public support for marijuana decriminalization and legalization could cost her a job or bring the police to her door, the 30-year-old Warwick resident said she was tired of feeling like a criminal for using a drug that she said is far less harmful than the glass or wine or can of beer enjoyed by so many others after a long day's work.</p>
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